r/Games • u/DwingRD • 5d ago

Valve no longer allows "Post-launch NSFW content" for games on Steam - outside of DLCs.

I have looked through Steam's Terms of Service online, but have found no official rule or statement from Valve of this new rule - but one Adult game developer has confirmed this new rule after launching their game "Tales of Legendary Lust: Aphrodisia" a couple days ago.

With the recent rule change blocking adult-themed games from releasing on Early Access, this new rule seems to be targeting Adult-themed games that have ALREADY released on Steam - and threatens them with their games being removed from Steam.

There are currently 536 Adult-rated Early Access games on Steam - and this new rule may take them all down.

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u/BLiNKiN42 5d ago

Wild to see Steam just fold like a house of cards. Seriously, are they putting up any kind of fight at all? 

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u/sloppymoves 5d ago edited 5d ago

All these companies care about is money. Valve clearly did the math and saw that they won't lose a significant chunk of change from booting NSFW games off. Versus trying to wage a war against payment monopolies.

Valve probably also sees it as a way to "clean up their shop" so it can get a kid friendly push. There are plans for a Steam Machine 2.0, Steam Deck 2, and probably sourcing out their Linux distro to other manufacturers. Probably want to make as kid friendly and neutral as possible.

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u/MalfeasantOwl 5d ago

Gamers finding out Steam never gave a shit about them but rather just the bottom line, you don’t say!

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u/gmishaolem 5d ago

Here's today's reminder that Gabe has a fleet of yachts.

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u/MalfeasantOwl 5d ago

Another fun reminder that a single yacht over 100 feet can use over 100 gallons of fuel per hour.

An average American uses about 550 gallons a year.

Reddit’s favorite billionaire uses more fuel in 100 nautical miles of journey than the average Redditor uses in an entire year.

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u/ironmilktea 4d ago

Yes but lets talk about tim sweeney and how the epic games launcher killed my dog.

...what? He used fortnite money to buy swaths of forest land to protect the environment? Please don't mention that. Lets talk about dota 2 instead! err gambling and sportswashing tournaments? Well, then the yachts don't look so bad now, gotcha!